Vulnerability in Haxx Curl
CVE-2005-0490
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in libcURL and cURL 7.12.1, and possibly other versions, allow remote malicious web servers to execute arbitrary code via base64 encoded replies that exceed the intended buffer lengths when decoded, which is not properly handled by (1) the Curl_input_ntlm function in http_ntlm.c during NTLM authentication or (2) the Curl_krb_kauth and krb4_auth functions in krb4.c during Kerberos authentication.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.057 (92.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 92.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.057 · newest: 0.057 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Haxx Curl — versions 7.12.1
- Haxx Libcurl — versions 7.12.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- marc.info/ (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List)
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory, Patch, Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10273 (Broken Link, signature, vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12616 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/12615 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19423 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- www.idefense.com/application/poi/display (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200503-20.xml (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2005-0490?
- CVE-2005-0490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Haxx Curl, classified under Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2005-05-02.
- How severe is CVE-2005-0490?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2005-0490 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.